Malaya (1949)

6.9/10 • 98 min • War Adventure Thriller

Overview

Soon after the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor, cynical former newspaper correspondent John Royer devises a scheme with his old editor and government agents to return to the Far East and smuggle out a vast amount of rubber for the war effort. Demanding the freedom and company of his ex-friend, Carnahan, whom he betrayed in an exposé years earlier, Royer sails off into the hands of the Japanese with a motley crew, gold, and the promise of covert government aid.

Cast

Spencer Tracy

James Stewart

Valentina Cortese

Sydney Greenstreet

John Hodiak

Lionel Barrymore

John Manchester

Gilbert Roland

Roland Winters

Richard Loo

Colonel Genichi Tomura

Ian MacDonald

Tom Helmore

DeForest Kelley

Lt. Glenson (uncredited)

Frank Wilcox

Naval Officer with Businessmen (uncredited)

Robert B. Williams

Army Sergeant (uncredited)

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